NPN-118 Fundamentals Of Nursing Final Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Pedagogy - ANSWER teaching children
Andragogy - ANSWER the study of teaching adults
Geragogy - ANSWER teaching older adults
Charting Guidelines - ANSWER keep it short, to the point, with date and
time
Aerobic - ANSWER requires oxygen
Anaerobic - ANSWER exists without oxygen
Infectious agent - ANSWER a pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus that
can cause a disease
Reservoirs of infection - ANSWER sites where pathogens are maintained
as a source of infection
Exit route from reservoir - ANSWER portal of exit
Means of transmission - ANSWER how infectious microorganisms move to
another location
Portal of entry - ANSWER any body opening on an uninfected person that
allows pathogens to enter
Susceptible Host - ANSWER a person likely to get an infection or disease,
usually because body defenses are weak
, Normal shell temperature - ANSWER ranges from 96.6°F to 99.3°F (35.8°C
to 37.4°C)
Normal core temperature - ANSWER ranges from 97.0°F to 99.5°F (36.0°C
to 37.5°C)
Hyperventilation - ANSWER fast and shallow breathing
Hypoventilation - ANSWER slow and shallow breathing
Dyspnea - ANSWER difficulty breathing
Orthopnea - ANSWER sitting up to breathe easier
Apnea - ANSWER absence of breathing
Stridor - ANSWER high pitched sound generated from partially obstructed
air flow in the upper airway
Order of physical assessment - ANSWER Inspection
Percussion
Palpation
Auscultation
Order of bowel assessment - ANSWER Inspection
Auscultatation
Percussion
Palpatation
Wound - ANSWER break in skin
Ulcer - ANSWER open, crater-like area
Abrasion - ANSWER area rubbed away by friction
Laceration - ANSWER torn, jagged wound
Fissure - ANSWER crack in the skin
Scar - ANSWER mark left by the healing of a wound or lesion
Questions With Correct Answers
Pedagogy - ANSWER teaching children
Andragogy - ANSWER the study of teaching adults
Geragogy - ANSWER teaching older adults
Charting Guidelines - ANSWER keep it short, to the point, with date and
time
Aerobic - ANSWER requires oxygen
Anaerobic - ANSWER exists without oxygen
Infectious agent - ANSWER a pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus that
can cause a disease
Reservoirs of infection - ANSWER sites where pathogens are maintained
as a source of infection
Exit route from reservoir - ANSWER portal of exit
Means of transmission - ANSWER how infectious microorganisms move to
another location
Portal of entry - ANSWER any body opening on an uninfected person that
allows pathogens to enter
Susceptible Host - ANSWER a person likely to get an infection or disease,
usually because body defenses are weak
, Normal shell temperature - ANSWER ranges from 96.6°F to 99.3°F (35.8°C
to 37.4°C)
Normal core temperature - ANSWER ranges from 97.0°F to 99.5°F (36.0°C
to 37.5°C)
Hyperventilation - ANSWER fast and shallow breathing
Hypoventilation - ANSWER slow and shallow breathing
Dyspnea - ANSWER difficulty breathing
Orthopnea - ANSWER sitting up to breathe easier
Apnea - ANSWER absence of breathing
Stridor - ANSWER high pitched sound generated from partially obstructed
air flow in the upper airway
Order of physical assessment - ANSWER Inspection
Percussion
Palpation
Auscultation
Order of bowel assessment - ANSWER Inspection
Auscultatation
Percussion
Palpatation
Wound - ANSWER break in skin
Ulcer - ANSWER open, crater-like area
Abrasion - ANSWER area rubbed away by friction
Laceration - ANSWER torn, jagged wound
Fissure - ANSWER crack in the skin
Scar - ANSWER mark left by the healing of a wound or lesion
